#9B3243#9B3243
#9B3243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.139 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3243 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 50, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 51%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 68%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.7%, 56.8%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.22, 44.79, 14.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.22, 46.99, 17.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.63% 0.1347 0.0354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.63% 0.139 14.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6727, 9.6571, 6.3478) |
| Luminance | 0.0965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.47
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.34
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.70
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.16
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 6.22
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3243 #329B8A
analogous
#9B3277 #9B3243 #9B5632
triadic
#9B3243 #439B32 #32439B
tetradic
#9B3243 #779B32 #329B8A #56329B
square
#9B3243 #779B32 #329B8A #56329B
split-complementary
#9B3243 #329B56 #32779B
monochromatic
#3E141B #6D232F #9B3243 #C4475B #D27584
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.16
#9B3243 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.93
#9B3243 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3243
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3243 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3243 | 1.00 | 7.16 | 2.93 | 7.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4A43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#676040
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A91D39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3243; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 50, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.139 14.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be7076',
500: '#9b3243',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3243; $custom-light: #be7076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3243",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 50,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.286,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47626,
"c": 0.13929,
"h": 14.7
},
"luminance": 0.09655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3243
secondary
#6EBBAE
accent
#DBC44D
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F8EDED
border
#D1C8C8
text
#130808
muted
#827B7B